St. Joseph Street Right-Of-Way (ROW) Improvements

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Background

The City of Lancaster has contracted with Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. to prepare a design for green infrastructure and street improvements to be included with paving on the 900 and 1000 blocks of St. Joseph Street. These designs will provide a much greater solution to the drainage issues in this area, as well as a more resilient and long-lasting pavement surface after construction.

Through the use of green infrastructure (GI) methods, such as rain gardens, (as seen below on Hershey Avenue), and infiltration trenches, better stormwater management can be achieved. These methods are a cost-effective way to provide a better solution to the drainage issues in this area, reduce localized flooding, as well as deliver a more resilient and long-lasting pavement surface after construction. This GI will divert more than 2 million gallons of stormwater water from the City’s combined sewer system every year, reducing the amount of polluted runoff entering the Conestoga River and, ultimately, the Chesapeake Bay. Green Infrastructure allows stormwater to infiltrate back into the ground and replenish the groundwater table. More information on Green Infrastructure can be found at www.saveitlancaster.com and www.cityoflancasterpa.com/government/stormwater. 

The St. Joseph Street Green Infrastructure Project integrates these stormwater management techniques and pedestrian safety into the proposal to repave two blocks of St. Joseph Street between Prospect St. and Hershey Avenue where inadequate drainage caused the asphalt pavement to deteriorate.

The project area also includes part of the 100 block of Pearl St. between St. Joseph St. and Vine St. A total of 11 vegetated curb extensions and 14 subsurface infiltration trenches will be installed to control stormwater runoff.

The curb extension along with new piano key style crosswalks will enhance pedestrian safety at four intersections on routes used by many students attending Lafayette Elementary School. The existing shared lane bicycle marking on St Joseph Street will be replaced.

Although this project has delayed the repaving by two years, the extensive improvements offer a much greater solution to the drainage issues in this area, as well as a more resilient and long-lasting pavement surface after construction.

For questions or additional information, please contact Cindy McCormick, Deputy Director of Right-of-Way at: 717.291.4729 or email: cmccormick@cityoflancasterpa.com

See link below to view the proposed changes, provided by Jacobs Engineering Group..